electricity vs progress

electricity

noun
  • Electric power/energy as used in homes etc., supplied by power stations or generators. 

  • Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field. 

  • The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. 

  • A feeling of excitement; a thrill. 

progress

noun
  • Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth. 

  • Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. 

  • An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit. 

  • Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. 

  • Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years. 

verb
  • To develop. 

  • To expedite. 

  • To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance. 

  • To improve; to become better or more complete. 

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